I saw Jackstraw last night. Portland Country Underground the night before. Having such good music in the neighborhood has made me kind of lazy and relu ctant to go see bands at different venues. It doesn't make for an exciting blog, but at this point I'm just trying to complete the year.

I've been listening to some music on CD, the new Los Campesinos! Hello Sadness is melancholy for a band with an exclamation point in its name. Also Teddybears has been on high rotation.